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Chenail, Ronald J. – Qualitative Report, 2011
In a world of methodological pluralism and mixed-methods, qualitative researchers can take a pathway of pragmatic curiosity by exploring their research interests and the possible design and methodology choices to create studies that not only allow them to pursue their investigative curiosities, but also result in coherent and effective systems of…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Interests, Researchers, Research Methodology
Hisrich, Robert; Langan-Fox, Janice; Grant, Sharon – American Psychologist, 2007
Entrepreneurship is a major source of employment, economic growth, and innovation, promoting product and service quality, competition, and economic flexibility. It is also a mechanism by which many people enter the society's economic and social mainstream, aiding culture formation, population integration, and social mobility. This article aims to…
Descriptors: Research Opportunities, Public Policy, Psychologists, Psychopathology

Lehwald, Gerhard – Gifted International, 1987
Early differences in cognitive motivation (quest for knowledge) may differentiate gifted from nongifted children. Situation-specific and activity-oriented measures of cognitive motivation are described, and evidence is presented showing the effectiveness of a measurement of reaction to congruent and incongruent figures in the identification of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education

Miller, Alan – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1991
Outlines a new personality typology that provides a coherent system for construing and conducting research on learning styles. Discusses analytic, holistic, objective, and subjective styles as the affect versatility. Presents implications for educational goals, such as determining which students can benefit from stylistic versatility and which…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Style, Educational Objectives, Higher Education
Besag, Valerie – Open University Press, 2006
Girls' bullying is more subtle and less physical than that perpetrated by boys; however, it can be just as powerful, and the emotional repercussions of bullying among girls can be more destructive and longer lasting than the effects of more obvious forms of bullying. Teachers report that quarrels between girls are far more time-consuming and…
Descriptors: Females, Friendship, Gender Differences, Emotional Response
Sander, Louis W. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1987
This paper presents the individual's life span trajectory as a unique construction within a unique context for that individual's interactional and adaptive self-regulatory strategies. Issues of adaptive coordination between caregiver and infant are discussed, and five propositions concerning individual development summarize the work. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Developmental Psychology, Early Experience, Individual Development

Holden, Constance – Science, 1987
Reports on the findings of several studies into the genetic similarities of twins. Focuses on the relationships between personality and behavioral genetics and argues that genetic similarity seems to be a better predictor than environmental factors. Discusses psychopathology, cognitive abilities, and personality. (TW)
Descriptors: Biology, Genetics, Habit Formation, Heredity

Winer, Jane L.; Bellando, Jayne – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1989
This study reports that artistic and social vocational-personality characteristics are associated with greater anxiety and less involvement or success in mathematics and computer courses. A concept of population variability in computer anxiety which is associated with individual differences in vocational personality is supported. (MVL)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Computer Science Education, Computers, Mathematics
Andrews, David B. – 1986
The paper develops a method for learning improvement which incorporates the learner in the development of the learning/instructional strategy. To this end, a rate limiting model using topographical brain mapping as an educational intervention is presented. It is suggested that such intervention programs focus on those factors which are…
Descriptors: College Students, Grade 8, Higher Education, Intervention

Walker, Michael B.; Andrade, Maria G. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1996
Replicates the Asch conformity experiment (two participants pretend to misjudge a shorter line for a longer one in an attempt to influence a third participant) and applies it to 110 school children ages 3 to 17. Indicates that conformity decreases with age in perceptually ambiguous tasks. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Compliance (Psychology)
Bauer, Barbara G. – 1983
Bulimia, an eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging and intense feelings of guilt and failure, is increasing among young women. The eating behavior is only a symptom of more complex underlying problems such as feelings of inadequacy, social isolation, depression, rigid thinking, self-defeating thoughts, and perfectionism.…
Descriptors: Body Image, College Students, Counseling Effectiveness, Depression (Psychology)
Shakeshaft, Charol – 1987
While the world of teaching has been primarily female, the administration world has always been populated by men. While there are similarities in the backgrounds and experiences of males and females, the legacy of discrimination and exclusion has shaped a world in which women's experiences and behaviors are often unlike those of men. Research on…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education

Carducci, Bernardo J. – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Describes an in-class exercise designed to teach basic principles of survey methodology and to educate students about the pervasiveness and problems associated with shyness in college students. Students complete a brief survey on shyness and the instructor summarizes the results for the class as part of a lecture on survey methodology. (MJP)
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Interpersonal Communication

Borg, Mary O.; Shapiro, Stephen L. – Journal of Economic Education, 1996
Utilizes the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to delineate four basic personality types and their corresponding learning styles. Compares student's learning style with professor's teaching style. Suggests options for improving instruction by offering teaching and grading strategies that better accommodate student personality types and learning…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style

Ortiz, Ann E.; And Others – Journal of Social Psychology, 1996
Compares the effects of positive goal interdependence and positive resource interdependence on individual performance in teamwork and taskwork situations. Although early performance revealed difficulties with the interdependent nature of the work, performance improved as the students adapted their skills. Briefly discusses a number of variables…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Goal Orientation, Grade 5
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